Deposition (Bellini)
Appearance
Deposition | |
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Lamentation over the Dead Christ | |
Artist | Giovanni Bellini |
Year | 1515-1516 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 444 cm × 312 cm (175 in × 123 in) |
Location | Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice |
Website | WGA entry |
Deposition or Lamentation over the Dead Christ is a painting by Giovanni Bellini and his workshop, dating to 1515-1516 and thus one of his last. It measures 4.44 m by 3.12 m and is oil on canvas. It was commissioned for the Santa Maria dei Servi church in Venice, which is now demolished - it is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice[1].